The Godfather of Basketball

"beep!"

At this moment, a whistle sounded from the sidelines.

The referee reached out and gestured for a technical foul on James.

It turned out that James thought that Durant had an elbow and push with his left hand before shooting. The referee's argument was fruitless, and he swears when he turned around.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and called for a timeout.

First Artest, then James, the attitude of the Cavaliers is very problematic.

With the Rockets, he also encountered similar problems after two consecutive championships.

The players are more or less impetuous. It seems that it is not just the Rockets' problem, and the Cavaliers are also unavoidable.

After the timeout, he directly replaced Artest and James, and asked them to go to the bench to calm down.

Battier and Varejao replaced.

Paul dribbles upfield for Varejao's pick-and-roll.

Although Varejao doesn't have much shooting ability, he has a solid body. This pick-and-roll directly blocked Westbrook to death.

Paul pulled Perkins to the outside line again.

Green wanted to come over to pick and roll, but was waved away by Paul.

After signaling everyone to open up space, Paul once again chose a one-on-one with Perkins.

Continuously change directions, and then take a step to pull the ball back.

Perkins suffered a loss the previous time, and this time he pounced directly.

But it was at the moment of saving.

"Snapped!"

Paul dribbled the ball one step faster and directly passed Perkins cleanly.

Sefoloza on the weak side came to help defend, and Paul threw the ball directly to the bottom corner.

Battier was already ready to be there, and after receiving the ball, he shot a three-pointer directly.

"Shua!"

The basketball is hollow into the net.

As he got older, Battier's scoring methods became more and more simple, but he was able to always gain a foothold in the league, and his grasp became stronger and stronger.

7 to 13, this three-pointer is critical.

Durant went to the frontcourt and asked for the ball directly from beyond the three-point line, and James went off the field, and his desire to attack did not weaken.

Holding the ball in the front, but at this moment, Battier directly chose to defend close to him, completely denying him space to dribble or pose as a "three-threat".

Durant was very annoyed by being entangled, so he chose to turn around and attack.

After hitting twice, he chose to turn to the right and break through.

Battier's defensive sense is excellent, and he successfully predicted Durant's turning intention.

During Durant's breakthrough, he turned around and shot backwards.

The difficulty of this ball is very high, and it is only his physical condition that can make such a move.

But just as he was about to make a shot, a hand was between his eyes and the basket.

Battier's iconic "blindfold defense"!

"boom!"

Durant's line of sight was disturbed, and the ball bounced out of the frame after hitting the front of the basket.

His shot finally strikes iron!

There was a burst of excited cheers at the scene.

This successful defensive team is of great significance to the Cavaliers, not only on the scene, but also on morale.

At this time Tang Tian also extended his hands to applaud Battier's performance.

One three-pointer, one defense, Battier's value far exceeds the 3 million contract given by the Cavaliers.

Paul dribbles upfield and finds Varejao for a pick-and-roll.

Perkins was eaten in a row, and Thunder coach Brooks also had a long memory. Now he shouted from the sidelines to remind the players not to switch defenses.

Perkins stepped back and Westbrook tried to squeeze through, but Varejao's frame was too wide for him to squeeze through.

Paul seized the passing gap and directly chose the mid-range shot.

"Shua!"

The ball hits the net hollow.

James' breakthrough, Nowitzki's "Golden Rooster Independence", Duncan's play... In terms of one-on-one, these are called "unsolvable".

And Paul's middle distance is also one of them.

"The mid-range shot is as stable as a dog", in his previous life, he used to describe Paul's mid-range jumper.

After a wave of 5-0 offensive, the Cavaliers approached the score to 9-13, and the 4-point difference was already visible to the naked eye.

"Defend! Defend!"

The emotions of the fans at the scene were also aroused by the performance of the home team, and they began to cheer and cheer under the leadership of the DJ.

The defensive intensity of the Cavaliers' players on the field also followed suit.

Durant and Ibaka's several off-ball pick-and-rolls failed to hit.

Seeing that Durant had no chance, Westbrook took the ball and chose to go it alone again.

Brooks' tactical system is relatively monotonous. In addition to defensive counterattacks, positional warfare relies more on personal ability and a small number of pick-and-rolls.

Westbrook's change of direction broke through, and when he reached the free throw line, he directly chose the zombie who stopped suddenly.

"Snapped!"

However, the choice of this ball was too obvious. The moment he jumped up, Paul quickly reached out for the ball, and took the ball out in one go.

Westbrook dances in the air.

Paul took the ball and accelerated directly to the frontcourt.

His speed was as fast as lightning, and Sefolosha on the weak side had no time to chase and defend. Durant gave up after chasing for a while, watching Paul fast break to the frontcourt.

Perhaps to boost morale, Paul made a fast break to the frontcourt and did not choose to layup. Instead, he jumped and pressed the ball directly into the basket with both hands.

The cheers of the fans at the scene suddenly burst into flames.

Although Paul has recovered well since he joined the Cavaliers last season, but as a calm point guard who plays next to Yao Ming and James, he will basically not choose to dunk if he can choose to layup.

But the timing of this buckle was exactly when the Cavaliers were on the rise.

The cheers of the entire Quicken Loans Arena lasted for a long time.

Tang Tian also applauded Paul's performance at this time.

Yao Ming didn't feel good, and James played a little impatiently. Paul was able to stand up at this time. Last season, the media chose to give him the FMVP, which was definitely worth the money.

Westbrook on the opposite side already had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists last season, but in the past few rounds, he was really on top, and his offensive and defensive performances were completely suppressed.

Paul deserves to be known as the number one point guard in the active league.

Durant was a little anxious and ran over to ask Westbrook for the ball.

The other players all opened up the space.

Battier still chose to defend close to the body. After Durant took one step this time, he directly chose a three-step breakthrough with the ball.

When he reached the free throw line, he made an emergency stop shot.

Because Battier was tight, he habitually pushed Battier away with his left hand before making the shot.

Battier was pushed directly to the ground and slid for a while.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle also sounded.

Fist palms, strides pointing toward the Thunder's half court.

Durant's offensive foul!

There was a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

Durant spread his hands and complained to the referee, but the referee ignored him.

The ball that attracted James' protest was already suspected of being pushed, and the referee didn't blow it. To some extent, Durant was misled. If this action was bigger, he was caught directly.